Architects Without Frontiers

War, Reconstruction and Design Responsibility

Esther Charlesworth

190 pages, parution le 20/09/2006

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Résumé

From the targeted demolition of Mostar's Stari-Most Bridge in 1993 to the physical and social havoc caused by the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, the history of cities is often a history of destruction and reconstruction. But what political and aesthetic criteria should guide us in the rebuilding of cities devastated by war and natural calamities?

The title of this timely and inspiring new book, Architects Without Frontiers, points to the potential for architects to play important roles in post-war relief and reconstruction. By working "sans frontières", Charlesworth suggests that architects and design professionals have a significant opportunity to assist peace-making and reconstruction efforts in the period immediately after conflict or disaster, when much of the housing, hospital, educational, transport, civic and business infrastructure has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Through selected case studies, Charlesworth examines the role of architects, planners, urban designers and landscape architects in three cities following conflict - Beirut, Nicosia and Mostar - three cities where the mental and physical scars of violent conflict still remain. This book expands the traditional role of the architect from 'hero' to 'peacemaker' and discusses how design educators can stretch their wings to encompass the proliferating agendas and sites of civil unrest.

L'auteur - Esther Charlesworth

Esther Charlesworth : Director of the "CityEdge" International Urban Design series, and Director of "Architects Without Frontiers". Melbourne, Australia.

Sommaire

From Lines of contention to zones of connection
Architects and war
Archetypes
Beirut - city as heart versus city as spine
Nicosia - reconstruction as resolution
Mostar - reconstruction as reconciliation
From Lines of lines of connection - implications for the design profession
Architects without frontiers - implications for design education

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Architectural Press
Auteur(s)	Esther Charlesworth
Parution	20/09/2006
Nb. de pages	190
Format	17 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	450g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780750668408
ISBN13	978-0-7506-6840-8